Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 1109

Litigation Transparency Act of 2025

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Darrell Issa RRepublican, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Law.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

30 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Mike Collins RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Scott Fitzgerald RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann RRepublican
Claudia Tenney RRepublican
Jefferson Van Drew RRepublican
Andy Barr RRepublican
Scott Franklin RRepublican
Daniel Webster RRepublican
David Kustoff RRepublican
Troy Downing RRepublican
Tom Barrett RRepublican
Michael Lawler RRepublican
J. French Hill RRepublican
Ben Cline RRepublican
Warren Davidson RRepublican
Troy E. Nehls RRepublican
Monica De La Cruz RRepublican
Brandon Gill RRepublican
Glenn Grothman RRepublican
Chuck Edwards RRepublican
Addison P. McDowell RRepublican
Barry Moore RRepublican
Michael Baumgartner RRepublican
Tim Moore RRepublican
Byron Donalds RRepublican
Derrick Van Orden RRepublican
Pat Harrigan RRepublican
W. Gregory Steube RRepublican
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. RRepublican
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford RRepublican

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Actions

  1. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  2. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Introduced in House
  5. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee (House)Markup By, November 19, 2025; Markup By, November 18, 2025; Referred To, February 7, 2025

Hearings

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Who lobbied on this bill

Confirmed from the official record

38 lobbying reports name H.R. 1109, for 28 clients.

Lobbying reports that name H.R. 1109
ClientRegistrantAmount for the whole quarterLobbyists named for this issueFiledReport
REINSURANCE ASSN OF AMERICAREINSURANCE ASSN OF AMERICASecond quarter of 2026$370,000reported as expenses
  • NICOLE AUSTIN
Open the report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICASecond quarter of 2026$2,140,000reported as expenses
  • ROBERT GORDON
  • MONA DOOLEY
  • DAVID F PEARCE jr
  • BRETT HEWITT
  • STEF ZIELEZIENSKI
  • THERESA PETTIGREW
  • SAM WHITFIELD jr
  • CORY MAKS
Open the report
SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONSIIASecond quarter of 2026$1,396,909reported as expenses
  • NATHANAEL ANDREWS
Open the report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERSCGCN GROUP, LLCSecond quarter of 2026$50,000reported as income
  • MIKE NIELSEN
  • SAM GEDULDIG
  • JOHN STIPICEVIC
  • SCOTT RIPLINGER
  • ALEX RENJEL
  • JILL HAMAKER
Open the report
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FINANCE ASSOCIATIONONMESSAGE PUBLIC STRATEGIESSecond quarter of 2026$60,000reported as income
  • THOMAS BINION
Open the report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESSecond quarter of 2026$540,000reported as expenses
  • JAMES GRANDE
  • KATHERINE DUVENECK
  • ROBERT PATRICK MCCARTY
  • NICHOLAS BOUKNIGHT
  • ANTHONY COTTO
  • WILLIAM SEABROOK
Open the report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSSecond quarter of 2026$720,000reported as expenses
  • HENRY O. HANSCOM
  • ALEXANDRA L ROSEN
  • WILLIAM SEHESTEDT
  • SEAN GARCIA
  • JULIA CONVERTINI
  • ABBEY SCHROEDER
Open the report
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANYGOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANYSecond quarter of 2026$150,000reported as expenses
  • MAUREEN GRIFFIN
Open the report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.Second quarter of 2026$16,950,000reported as expenses
  • SUZANNE CLARK
  • NEIL BRADLEY
  • MARTIN DURBIN
  • THOMAS WICKHAM
  • RODNEY DAVIS
  • TIMOTHY MONAHAN
  • NICHOLAS CROCKER
  • ANDREA PORWOLL
  • BROOKE KAITLIN MILLER
  • ROY MCKENZIE
  • DAVID SMENTEK
  • MYLA RICE
  • KEVIN COURTOIS
  • JOHN KIRCHNER
  • STEPHEN MCALLISTER
  • MOORE HALLMARK
  • CLARK JACKSON
  • JOHN MARCUS GONZALES
  • MONIQUE THIERRY
  • JENNINGS IMEL
  • CHRISTOPHER EYLER
  • BRINCE MANNING
  • LILLIAN JACOBSON-KLEINFormer position, as reported: Intern, Rep. Kilmer, January 2024-March 2024; Staff, Rep. Kilmer, April 2024-June 2024
  • KATELYN HARRISON
  • NIKKIE NGUYEN
  • MICAH OLSON
  • KYLA SUMMER MILLER
  • KEELIE BROOM
  • KRISTEN MALINCONICO
  • FOXHALL ALEXANDER PARKER iv
  • MARY BLANCHE HANKEY
  • MATTHEW WEBB
  • PAGE FAULK
  • MICHAEL P. FLOOD jr
Open the report
CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.Second quarter of 2026$750,000reported as expenses
  • KAREN VALANZANO
Open the report
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICAINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICASecond quarter of 2026$280,000reported as expenses
  • NATHAN RIEDEL
  • COREY JEAN MILLER
  • RAAED HADDAD
Open the report
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INCJOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.Second quarter of 2026$1,440,000reported as expenses
  • JANE MARGARET ADAMS
  • KELLY WATERS
Open the report
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLCGOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLCSecond quarter of 2026$3,570,000reported as expenses
  • EDWARD AN
  • ANDREW LADNER
  • FRANNIE LASALA
  • CHRISTY WOODRUFF
  • SAMANTHA DYBAS
  • JIM MANTYHFormer position, as reported: N/A
Open the report
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INCNAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)Second quarter of 2026$60,000reported as income
  • ANDY KEISER
  • SARAH (BEATTY) ROGERS
  • RYAN BERGER
  • CHRISTOPHER C COX
Open the report
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYSecond quarter of 2026$480,000reported as expenses
  • GREGG SHEIOWITZ
  • DAVID MORK
  • JEFFREY SANDS
  • GARY WHIDBY
Open the report
AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA)AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA)Second quarter of 2026$10,000reported as expenses
  • VINCENT E GARLOCK
Open the report
HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP (FKA HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP)HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP (FKA HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP)Second quarter of 2026$330,000reported as expenses
  • BLAKE MAJOR
Open the report
LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUPLIBERTY MUTUAL GROUPSecond quarter of 2026$740,000reported as expenses
  • CHRISTOPHER RUSSELL
  • JULIE L TRUTE
  • CORTNEY COUTREYER
  • ANDREW HUFF
Open the report
FEDEX CORPORATIONFEDEX CORPORATIONSecond quarter of 2026$2,930,000reported as expenses
  • LANCE MANGUM
  • KATHRYN L KENNEDY
  • DAVID JOSEPH KORKOIAN
  • PAUL TRAVIS MCKERNAN
  • JACKIE MATTHEW KELLY jr
  • JUSTIN ALEXANDER KRAWCZYK
Open the report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONWILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLCSecond quarter of 2026$50,000reported as income
  • DANIEL ZIEGLERFormer position, as reported: Executive Director, Republican Study Committee; Legislative Director for Rep Doug Lamborn, Policy Director; Speaker Mike Johnson
  • SUSAN HIRSCHMANN
Open the report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICESecond quarter of 2026$1,840,000reported as expenses
  • LINDA APRIL LIPSEN
  • SUSAN STEINMAN
  • JULIA DUNCAN
  • VICTOR IMANI DIAZ
  • HEATHER KATRINA SAGERFormer position, as reported: Rep. Cheri Bustos - Deputy Chief of Staff
  • DANIEL MARK HINKLE
  • CHARLOTTE MCBIRNEY
  • ELIZABETH FARRARFormer position, as reported: Staff Dir, Dep Staff Dir-Sen Rules Cmte; Dep CoS, Leg Dir-Sen Klobuchar; Chief Counsel, Counsel-Sen Jud Cmte (Klobuchar); Health Counsel-Rep DeGette; Leg Aide-Sen HELP Subcmte (Hagan); Leg Corr-Sen Hagan; Law Clerk-Sen HELP Cmte; Intern-Rep Etheridge
  • STEPHEN COFFEYFormer position, as reported: Rep. Gene Green, Legal Intern; Rep. Matt Cartwright, Deputy Chief of Staff and House Appropriations Committee Associate Staff
Open the report
NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAUNATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAUSecond quarter of 2026$40,000reported as expenses
  • KYLE MCCOLLUMFormer position, as reported: Senior Counsel, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
Open the report
SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY (FORMERLY SENTRY INSURANCE A MUTUAL COMPANY)SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY (FORMERLY SENTRY INSURANCE A MUTUAL COMPANY)Second quarter of 2026$86,000reported as expenses
  • ANTHONY J. TRENZELUK
Open the report
U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORMAKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELDSecond quarter of 2026$120,000reported as income
  • GORDON HUNTER BATES
Open the report
HIGH TECH INVENTORS ALLIANCEFRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP, LLCSecond quarter of 2026$70,000reported as income
  • MATTHEW TANIELIAN
  • JOSHUA ACKIL
  • SARAH BETH JANSEN
  • WESLEY MCCLELLAND
  • KEVIN CUMMINS
  • ROLAND NELSON LITTERST jr
Open the report
SEMISEMISecond quarter of 2026$470,000reported as expenses
  • ROYAL KASTENS iiiFormer position, as reported: Special Assistant to the Senator, Senator Edward M. Kennedy; Legislative Correspondent, Senator Paul C. Kirk; Legislative Assistant, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
  • BENJAMIN ELIAS KALLENFormer position, as reported: Staff Member, House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
  • SCARLETT BICKERTON
  • MARY BISCHOPINGFormer position, as reported: DepAsstSec,Bureau of Emerging Threats,Dept of State; DepAsstSec,Bureau ofSouth&Central Asian Affs, Dept of State;Staff Dir,Subcomm South&Central Asia,HouseForAffsComm;SrCounsel&Counsel,HouseForAffs Comm;Att-Adv,Off LegAdv, Off of Sec,Dept of State
Open the report
U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FKA U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORMTIBER CREEK GROUPSecond quarter of 2026$50,000reported as income
  • JOHN MICHAEL GONZALEZFormer position, as reported: Chief of Staff, Rep. Melissa Bean (2005-2009); Chief of Staff, Rep. Chris Bell (2003-2005)
  • TIMOTHY A MOLINO
  • JENNIFER OLSON
  • DANIEL HOWARD ZAWITOSKIFormer position, as reported: Chief of Staff, Rep. Scott Peters (2018-2023); Legislative Director, Rep. Scott Peters (2015-2018); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Scott Peters (2014-2015); Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Scott Peters (2013-2014).
Open the report
INVENTORS DEFENSE ALLIANCERADIUS ADVOCACY, LLCSecond quarter of 2026$50,000reported as income
  • BENJAMIN STAUBFormer position, as reported: Professional Staff, House Judiciary Committee
Open the report
INVENTORS DEFENSE ALLIANCEVENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)Second quarter of 2026$40,000reported as income
  • BENJAMIN E. QUAYLE
  • RASHID HALLAWAY
  • HAMILTON BLOOM
Open the report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONTIBER CREEK GROUPSecond quarter of 2026$50,000reported as income
  • DREW CANTOR
  • KRISTEN HARPER
  • JAN BEUKELMAN
  • TIMOTHY A MOLINO
  • JENNIFER OLSON
  • MATTHEW LEFFINGWELL
Open the report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONOGRSecond quarter of 2026$70,000reported as income
  • MICHAEL DEE BUCHANAN
  • GORDON TAYLOR
  • TUCKER SHUMACK
  • KARISSA WILLHITE
  • DEAN AGUILLEN
  • MOSES MERCADO
  • TIMOTHY MCGIVERN
  • ALISSA CLEES
  • CONRAD LASSFormer position, as reported: Chief of Staff/ Special Assistant, U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Open the report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSMEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.Second quarter of 2026$30,000reported as income
  • BRUCE MEHLMAN
  • DEAN ROSEN
  • DAVID R THOMAS
  • ELISE FINLEY PICKERING
  • SAGE EASTMAN
  • LAUREN ARONSON
  • MICHAEL ROBINSON
  • HELEN TOLAR
  • NICHOLE DISTEFANO
  • PAUL THORNELL
  • STEPHEN M. COTE
  • ALEXANDER PERKINS
  • ROSEMARY GUTIERREZ
  • ZACHARY MALLOVE
  • CAITLIN VAN SANT
  • LISA GOLDMAN
  • ALYENE MLINAR
  • ERICA JAY CHABOT
  • ANNIE WOLF
  • NAVEEN PARMAR
  • JON ADAME
  • JOSEPH EDWARD BROWN iii
  • EARL SCOTT FLOOD
Open the report
HIGH TECH INVENTORS ALLIANCEDAVID W JONESSecond quarter of 2026$110,000reported as income
  • DAVID W JONESFormer position, as reported: Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee, IP Subcommittee (Sen. Hatch)
Open the report
THE INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM - U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCEBROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLPSecond quarter of 2026$50,000reported as income
  • WILLIAM MOSCHELLA
  • GREGORY SUNSTRUMFormer position, as reported: Chief of Staff , Rep. Debbie Dingell; Deputy Chief of Staff and Leg. Director, Rep. Debbie Dingell ; Leg. Director, Rep. John Dingell; Leg. Assistant, Rep. John Dingell; Staff Assistant/Leg. Correspondent Rep. John Dingell
  • TIM SHADYAC
  • JOHN REISINGFormer position, as reported: Scheduler, Operations Director, Member Services Director, Deputy Chief of Staff- Majority Leader Steve Scalise; Operations Director, Rep. Bill Flores; Scheduler, Rep. Austin Scott; Intern, Senator Trent Lott.
  • ALICE LUGOFormer position, as reported: Assistant Secretary for Leg Affairs, Dept Homeland Security; Chief Counsel, Sen Menendez; Acting Leg Director, Sen Menendez; Counsel, Rep Luis Gutierrez; Legal Fellow, Rep Luis Gutierrez; Legal Fellow, Dep of Homeland Security; Intern, Sen Ben Nelson
Open the report
U. S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORMGOODLATTE GROUP, LLC F.K.A. ROBERT GOODLATTESecond quarter of 2026$50,000reported as income
  • ROBERT W GOODLATTEFormer position, as reported: Member of Congress 1993-2019
  • MATTHEW BARBLAN
Open the report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESEXIGENT GOVERNMENT RELATIONSSecond quarter of 2026$30,000reported as income
  • JONATHAN BERGNER
Open the report
SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANYEXIGENT GOVERNMENT RELATIONSSecond quarter of 2026$15,000reported as income
  • JONATHAN BERGNER
Open the report
LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUPEXIGENT GOVERNMENT RELATIONSSecond quarter of 2026$30,000reported as income
  • JONATHAN BERGNER
Open the report

A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together, as the filer printed it. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.

Reports read: 1 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q2). With no registered key the service allows 15 requests a minute, so this covers the latest quarter only. With a key it covers four.

Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.

All saved lobbying reports that name H.R. 1109

Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors

Contributions to this bill's sponsor and cosponsors from lobbyists and firms on its reports
ToReported byPaid to, as reportedAmountDate
Michael Lawler RRepublicanCosponsorINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. PACfiled by INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 19228)MVL PACHonoree: Mike Lawler$5,000Open the report
Michael Lawler RRepublicanCosponsorLIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC (FEC PAC ID# C00171843)filed by LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 22826)LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC.Honoree: Rep. Mike Lawler$3,500Open the report
Michael Lawler RRepublicanCosponsorU.S. CHAMBER PACfiled by CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A., a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 38756)LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC.Honoree: Mike Lawler$2,500Open the report
Michael Lawler RRepublicanCosponsorAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)filed by AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 26854)LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC.Honoree: Rep. Mike Lawler$2,000Open the report
Michael Lawler RRepublicanCosponsorINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. PACfiled by INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 19228)LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC.Honoree: Mike Lawler$5,000Open the report
Michael Lawler RRepublicanCosponsorU.S. CHAMBER PACfiled by CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A., a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 38756)LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC.Honoree: Mike Lawler$2,500Open the report
Michael Lawler RRepublicanCosponsorINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. PACfiled by INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 19228)MVL PACHonoree: Mike Lawler$5,000Open the report
Michael Lawler RRepublicanCosponsorAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)filed by AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 26854)LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC.Honoree: Rep. Mike Lawler$2,500Open the report
Michael Lawler RRepublicanCosponsorAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)filed by AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 26854)LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC.Honoree: Rep. Mike Lawler$2,500Open the report
Michael Lawler RRepublicanCosponsorINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. PACfiled by INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 19228)LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC.Honoree: Mike Lawler$5,000Open the report

Contribution reports are read for 1 of the 31 sponsors and cosponsors so far.

Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). A contribution is listed here when the report was filed by a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports or by a registrant that filed one of them, and its payee is the member's own committee as the FEC lists it, under the exact-name rule. The contribution's date is as reported and can fall before or after the lobbying.

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